| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Earnest O'Neill (fresh) SG - Mack Colvard (fresh) SF - Johnny Parrott (fresh) PF - Melvin Bolan (fresh) C - Herbert Bohrer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cedric Halpin (fresh) SG - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) SF - James Burgess (fresh) PF - Joseph Warren (fresh) C - Charles Brockman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Herbert Bohrer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Vanderbilt | Charles Brockman is called for the reach on Melvin Bolan - foul #1 on Charles Brockman, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Joseph Warren | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman is hacked by Melvin Bolan - foul #1 on Melvin Bolan, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Joseph Warren, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Mississippi | James Burgess grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Johnny Parrott | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Mack Colvard | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi | James Burgess can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:10 | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan's fadeaway is rejected by James Burgess | 2-0 |
| 18:09 | Vanderbilt | Herbert Bohrer tips it home | 4-0 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren is denied on a layup by Melvin Bolan | 4-0 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher tips it but misses | 4-0 |
| 17:53 | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:49 | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill's pass is intercepted by Cedric Halpin | 4-0 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin can't finish the layup | 4-0 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren gets the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi | James Burgess drills a floater from the right side set up by Vernon Fletcher | 4-2 |
| 17:14 | Vanderbilt | James Burgess steps in front of the Johnny Parrott pass | 4-2 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 17:02 | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:57 | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-2 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:31 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Burgess | 4-4 |
| 16:21 | Vanderbilt | James Burgess steals it from Herbert Bohrer | 4-4 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Joseph Warren | 4-7 |
| 16:02 | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan misses short on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Cedric Halpin - foul #1 on Cedric Halpin, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Floyd Wilson (SF), Marcus Ludwig (PF), Tony Henriksen (C) Cedric Halpin, James Burgess, Joseph Warren, Charles Brockman | |
| 16:02 | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:02 | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Earnest O'Neill (fairly fresh) SG - Mack Colvard (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Johnny Parrott (fairly fresh) PF - Melvin Bolan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Herbert Bohrer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur McCuen (fresh) SG - Vernon Fletcher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Wilson (fresh) PF - Marcus Ludwig (fresh) C - Tony Henriksen (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Arthur McCuen | 6-10 |
| 15:46 | Vanderbilt | Vernon Fletcher picks off the pass by Earnest O'Neill in the backcourt | 6-10 |
| 15:31 | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig is hacked by Herbert Bohrer - foul #1 on Herbert Bohrer, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Justin Petway (PF) Melvin Bolan | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Warren (SF) Vernon Fletcher | |
| 15:19 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-10 |
| 15:18 | Vanderbilt | Herbert Bohrer gets the rebound | 6-10 |
| 15:02 | Vanderbilt | Herbert Bohrer can't connect on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Floyd Wilson - foul #1 on Floyd Wilson, team foul #4 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SG) Joseph Warren | |
| 15:02 | Vanderbilt | Herbert Bohrer makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 15:02 | Vanderbilt | Herbert Bohrer makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Arthur McCuen | 8-13 |
| 14:28 | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-13 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Michael Weller (SG), John Hintze (PF) Mack Colvard, Johnny Parrott | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Warren (SF) Vernon Fletcher | |
| 14:15 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 8-13 |
| 14:13 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren hits the follow up shot | 8-15 |
| 13:58 | Vanderbilt | Michael Weller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-15 |
| 13:57 | Mississippi | Tony Henriksen gets the rebound | 8-15 |
| 13:42 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-15 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Don Speicher (PG) Earnest O'Neill | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SG), James Burgess (SF), Nathan Tripp (PF), Harold Hilliard (C) Floyd Wilson, Joseph Warren, Marcus Ludwig, Tony Henriksen | |
| 13:27 | Vanderbilt | Don Speicher hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 8-15 |
| 13:25 | Vanderbilt | Justin Petway pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-15 |
| 13:14 | Vanderbilt | Michael Weller misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-15 |
| 13:12 | Vanderbilt | Don Speicher tips it in | 10-15 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi | James Burgess buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Vernon Fletcher | 10-17 |
| 12:31 | Vanderbilt | Justin Petway misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Arthur McCuen - foul #1 on Arthur McCuen, team foul #5 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard (PG), Johnny Parrott (SF) Don Speicher, John Hintze | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Floyd Wilson (SG), Joseph Warren (PF) Arthur McCuen, Vernon Fletcher, Nathan Tripp | |
| 12:31 | Vanderbilt | Justin Petway misses the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 12:31 | Vanderbilt | Justin Petway makes the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 12:13 | Mississippi | James Burgess travels with the ball | 11-17 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill (PG), Melvin Bolan (PF) Michael Weller, Justin Petway | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SG) Floyd Wilson | |
| 11:52 | Vanderbilt | Herbert Bohrer drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 13-17 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Earnest O'Neill (fairly fresh) SG - Mack Colvard (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Johnny Parrott (fairly fresh) PF - Melvin Bolan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Herbert Bohrer (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cedric Halpin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Vernon Fletcher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Burgess (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Warren (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Hilliard (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Mississippi | James Burgess comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Johnny Parrott - foul #1 on Johnny Parrott, team foul #3 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Tony Henriksen (C) Cedric Halpin, Harold Hilliard | |
| 11:31 | Mississippi | James Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 11:31 | Mississippi | James Burgess misses the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 11:31 | Vanderbilt | Herbert Bohrer grabs the board | 13-18 |
| 11:11 | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-18 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher travels with the ball | 16-18 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Michael Weller (SG) Earnest O'Neill | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Floyd Wilson (SG), Marcus Ludwig (PF), Charles Brockman (C) Arthur McCuen, Vernon Fletcher, James Burgess, Tony Henriksen | |
| 10:28 | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan is fouled on the floor by Marcus Ludwig - foul #1 on Marcus Ludwig, team foul #6 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Don Speicher (PG), John Hintze (PF) Mack Colvard, Melvin Bolan | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SG), Harold Hilliard (C) Marcus Ludwig, Charles Brockman | |
| 10:05 | Vanderbilt | Michael Weller makes the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 19-18 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 19-18 |
| 09:44 | Vanderbilt | Herbert Bohrer grabs the board | 19-18 |
| 09:32 | Vanderbilt | The jump hook by Herbert Bohrer is blocked by Harold Hilliard | 19-18 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin pulls down the rebound | 19-18 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi | Herbert Bohrer swats the short shot by Joseph Warren | 19-18 |
| 09:15 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Parrott snags the defensive board | 19-18 |
| 08:56 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Parrott misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Floyd Wilson - foul #2 on Floyd Wilson, team foul #7 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill (PG), Mack Colvard (SG), Melvin Bolan (PF) Don Speicher, Michael Weller, John Hintze | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), James Burgess (SF), Marcus Ludwig (PF), Charles Brockman (C) Cedric Halpin, Floyd Wilson, Joseph Warren, Harold Hilliard | |
| 08:56 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Parrott makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 08:56 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Parrott misses the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman grabs the defensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi | James Burgess can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-18 |
| 08:48 | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard grabs the board | 20-18 |
| 08:33 | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-18 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Arthur McCuen | 20-18 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen's pass is intercepted by Melvin Bolan | 20-18 |
| 08:05 | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard connects on the 3 from the left corner | 23-18 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi | James Burgess's layup is rejected by Herbert Bohrer | 23-18 |
| 07:41 | Mississippi | James Burgess tips it back up and in | 23-20 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Earnest O'Neill (fairly fresh) SG - Mack Colvard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Parrott (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Melvin Bolan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Herbert Bohrer (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur McCuen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Vernon Fletcher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Burgess (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Marcus Ludwig (fresh) C - Charles Brockman (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Vanderbilt | The short jumper by Herbert Bohrer is denied by James Burgess | 23-20 |
| 07:24 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Arthur McCuen | 23-20 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi | James Burgess can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Earnest O'Neill - foul #1 on Earnest O'Neill, team foul #4 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Don Speicher (SG), Michael Weller (SF), Justin Petway (PF), John Hintze (C) Mack Colvard, Johnny Parrott, Melvin Bolan, Herbert Bohrer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Joseph Warren (PF), Tony Henriksen (C) Arthur McCuen, Marcus Ludwig, Charles Brockman | |
| 07:07 | Mississippi | James Burgess misses the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi | James Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:38 | Vanderbilt | Michael Weller drills a turnaround from close range | 25-21 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 25-21 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard (SG) Earnest O'Neill | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 06:23 | Vanderbilt | Justin Petway banks in the layup | 27-21 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-21 |
| 05:56 | Vanderbilt | Don Speicher pulls down the rebound | 27-21 |
| 05:39 | Vanderbilt | John Hintze's fadeaway is rejected by James Burgess | 27-21 |
| 05:37 | Mississippi | Tony Henriksen snags the defensive board | 27-21 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Don Speicher - foul #1 on Don Speicher, team foul #5 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill (PG), Melvin Bolan (PF), Herbert Bohrer (C) Don Speicher, Mack Colvard, John Hintze | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Charles Brockman (C) Cedric Halpin, Tony Henriksen | |
| 05:10 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren misses the free throw | 27-23 |
| 05:10 | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan grabs the board | 27-23 |
| 04:50 | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan is whistled for a carry | 27-23 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (SG), Nathan Tripp (PF) Vernon Fletcher, James Burgess | |
| 04:22 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-26 |
| 04:17 | Vanderbilt | Michael Weller drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman is whistled for a carry | 30-26 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Don Speicher (SG) Justin Petway | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson (SG), James Burgess (SF), Harold Hilliard (C) Cedric Halpin, Nathan Tripp, Charles Brockman | |
| 03:50 | Vanderbilt | Michael Weller is denied on a layup by James Burgess | 30-26 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 03:28 | Mississippi | Michael Weller steals it from James Burgess | 30-26 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Earnest O'Neill (fairly fresh) SG - Don Speicher (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Weller (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Melvin Bolan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Herbert Bohrer (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur McCuen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Burgess (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Warren (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Hilliard (fresh) | |
| 03:03 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Warren blocks the short jumper by Herbert Bohrer | 30-26 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi | Harold Hilliard grabs the board | 30-26 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi | James Burgess's pass is intercepted by Melvin Bolan | 30-26 |
| 02:30 | Vanderbilt | Don Speicher clanks a 3 from straight away | 30-26 |
| 02:28 | Vanderbilt | Don Speicher pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 02:16 | Vanderbilt | Michael Weller comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-26 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi | Harold Hilliard grabs the defensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Floyd Wilson | 30-28 |
| 01:31 | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Michael Weller | 32-28 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren lays it in on a nice dish by Arthur McCuen | 32-30 |
| 01:01 | Vanderbilt | Don Speicher hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Earnest O'Neill | 35-30 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi | Michael Weller is called for the reach on Arthur McCuen - foul #1 on Michael Weller, team foul #6 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard (SG), Johnny Parrott (SF), Justin Petway (PF), John Hintze (C) Don Speicher, Michael Weller, Melvin Bolan, Herbert Bohrer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Vernon Fletcher (SG), Marcus Ludwig (PF), Charles Brockman (C) Arthur McCuen, Floyd Wilson, James Burgess, Harold Hilliard | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Johnny Parrott - foul #2 on Johnny Parrott, team foul #7 | 35-30 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 00:03 | Vanderbilt | John Hintze's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Brockman | 35-32 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 35-32 |